Nashville General Hospital at Meharry recently announced their collaborative partnership with InDemand to implement video remote (VRI) and over-the-phone (OPI) interpreting across the organization to bridge the communication gap between limited English proficient (LEP), Deaf and hard of hearing (HOH) patients and their clinicians.

Nashville General Hospital is Nashville’s original community-based hospital, committed to providing safe, high quality and cost-effective care for its patients. Patients dealing with communication barriers now have access to VRI and OPI to improve the quality and timeliness of their care. InDemand Interpreting immediately connects healthcare professionals to medically qualified interpreters 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in more than 200 languages, including American Sign Language (ASL) and Certified Deaf Interpreters (CDIs).

A few quotes from their recent press release:

“Our goal is to better serve our limited English proficient, Deaf and hard of hearing patients, which is why we adopted video remote and over-the-phone interpreting services,” said Lilia Medina, Manager of Case Management, Nashville General Hospital. “Adoption of this new language access program enables us to continue to fulfill our mission to improve the health and wellness of Nashville by providing equitable access to coordinated patient-centered careand reinforcesNashville General Hospital as a leader in exceptional community healthcare “one neighbor at a time.”

ABOUT INDEMAND

InDemand was founded with the vision to ensure every patient receives the highest quality healthcare, regardless of language, cultural background or disability. By delivering the most experienced medical interpreters and highest quality video technology, we offer healthcare providers language access that ensures higher quality care for LEP, Deaf and hard of hearing patients.